Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-20

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skill are employed to execute.
The police system Of Chicago is
good Strangers are attended and
protected with venerable kindness
by those men who do not talk. A
Chicago policeman is "A very mum
man. He does not express his opin-
ion but simply smiles and that will
commit no man He looks at hu-
manity from under his long paqued
cap as indifferent As a pillar Of salt
or the statue of Memnou. He is
cool machine of the law looking At
the stage Of human actions from the
outside. Grim monster with solemn
vlsage, peacemaker of earthly affairs.
what should we do without YOU.
Sanitation is good, invigorated by
the torceful push of DR.. DeWolf
Eight immense hospitals with the
most skilled specialists on every
staff, care for the unfortunate aud
sick. The medical fraternity are
justly proud of the celebrated med
lcal meo of Chicago. They are
possessed of no mean skill. Their
reuown has spread over the country
aud their deeds are written in his.
tory.
Churches Of monstrous size, fine
architecture aud costly finish, bedeck
the city in various places, Many of
the pnlpits are filled by the most
celebrated diviues. The notable
names of divinity include Swing,
Thomas, Pauen, Kltuidge, Noble
aud the president of the Chicago
University
The bar Of Chicago is an honor to
any country. Ii Is filled with men
of large brain aud keen acumeu.
No enoomums need be pronounced
on such meu rs Sweat, SuIe, Grin
nell and Mills, with the large nun.
Der OF judges who sit on the benches
Ia decide the rights OF men. Though
Chicago is business city ia the
main yet 1t abounds In lavish luxury,
palaual residences and retired men
of power and wealth. Christmas
holidays is . time e. be remem bered
IN Chicago The god of gifts seems
to have moved ia town aud to SUR all
the hearts to the bottom with gen
erosity. People move along the
sidewalks 70 10 deep in search Of
hitterers Of the heart. Good humor
Is bestlr IN all the great city which
too soon speeds on TO reyelry.
For city Of 100000 inhabitants
wretchedness and sqaAlor is happily
scarce. Poverty il is true exists
more tnan the generous heart desires
but that Is the common poverty of
men over all the world An ordln-
airy laborer can earn living aud
own a little nome with good man
agement The plan Of the city is
farr It's streets are fairly wide,
long aud straight, one is said to be
nine miles long without bead.
lhe streets are paved with stone aud
wood set on end which has been con
demned as unhealthy because it
holds too much water.
A very interesting place to visit is
the stock yards and slaughter houses.
Ia going there various grades of the
city can be seen. The sigu reading
"Old Kentucky" III bIg yellow col
ored letters serves as one of the band
marks by the way. Considerable
discussion arises AZ to the most hu-
mane method Of killing cattle, The
Two methods prlctlced are shooting
aud stabbing them Just behind the
horus with sharp IRON instrument
which when II enters the upper end
Of the splaal cord called the MEDULLA
Kills instantly. After Watching tue
process Tor some uue It's our opinion
that On killing would be more hu-
namely done by the use of eiectricl-
.ty. We have never heard Of ~ be-
ing employed but hDpo some good
man viii FOLLOW out tine suggestion
lne killing Of hogs is the most ex,
ettlns. Each hog is caught by the
hlud leg and by means Of little
cnAln i7 raised aud hooked luto u
rug winch -iIdes pn au inclined,
smooth pole toward the "sucter."
The "sucher' Is savage looking
man witn greai long shining
butcher knife IN his hand lie
looks worse tnan any doctor we ever
saw, save one. lie walJ. for each
pig 70 slip along the pole toward
uIm when he STICKS that long knife
WIN cool precision INTO the very
heart 3t the hog. a red crimson
stream Of blood quickly follows and
the hog slides u the eud of the pole
10 die IN "A few minutes when ne Is
scalded. IL Is common thing To-
see those men cruelty scAId hog be
fore he Is dead or done kicking.
The "sllcker" can stick hog lu d
minute. lie is scarcely ever known
To miss the heart.
Parks are fine feature Of the
city-the poor mans resting place